One Dead, Two Injured in Army Helicopter "Hard Landing" in Georgia
At or near the airstrip in Savannah
A member of an elite Army helicopter unit was killed and two crew members suffered injuries when their aircraft slammed into the ground as they tried to land at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was returning from a routine training flight when it made a "hard landing" just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on or near the airstrip at the base in coastal Georgia, said Army Maj. Allen Hill, a spokesman for the crew's aviation unit.
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As a former Army Aircraft crew member I hate to hear this but has anyone noticed the rash of military aircraft crashes lately?